Hearty Brunch

Ingredients:

4 medium eggs

2 slices of cheese eg. Leerdammer

1 cup of fresh mushrooms

Pinch of dried thyme

1 teaspoon butter

Mix of fresh fruit - here galia melon and cherries

1/2 cup Greek yogurt

1 tbsp agave syrup

salt&pepper

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It is said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We don't always have the time over the working week, but Sundays were perfect for a long hearty breakfast. Make yourself a cup of tea or coffee. Try this alternative instead of the average corn flakes or bread with ham and cheese. Smear the butter on a frying pan, pour the whisked eggs over, place the slices of cheese and let it cook for a while. Scramble the eggs on the frying pan slightly. Season with salt and pepper. Fry the mushrooms on another pan with pinch of  butter, season with thyme, salt and pepper. Serve the scrambled eggs with fresh spinach leaves and mushrooms. Enjoy a slow breakfast without hurry.

Bon Appetit!

The Green Bomb Smoothie

Ingredients:

Handful fresh baby spinach leaves

1 kiwi fruit, peeled

1/2 banana

1/2 lime juice

100 ml mango and guanabana juice

100 ml water

A few fresh basil leaves

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One more tip for the smoothie recipes as requested. This one felt like an energy bomb, it was full of antioxidants and was very refreshing. Don't be afraid of the baby spinach leaves, they leave practically no taste and add to the texture of the smoothie. Basil leaves go amazingly well with banana. Again, just mix all the ingredients in a blender and if you prefer thicker structure, omit the water.

Bon Appetit!

Chocolate Fondant

Ingredients:

250 g dark chocolate, broken into pieces

175 g butter

80 g sugar

5 eggs

75 g flour

pinch of salt

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She tried this chocolate cake already a while ago, she found the recipe in Czech Elle from October 2013 and wanted to surprise him with a sweet treat. Preheat oven to 210 degrees Celsius; butter the bottom of the baking form. Put the pieces of chocolate along with butter and melt it either in microwave or in water / steam bath and stir together until smooth texture achieved. Beat whole eggs together with sugar until they create a sort of foam and double their volume. Add slowly the flour and the chocolate-butter mixture, stir together and pour into the buttered form. Bake for about 10 minutes depending on the form and how high is the dough. The fondant should be soft and runny in the middle so you are influencing its structure by the timing. If you'd like to have the fondant firmer, bake it longer.

Bon Appetit!

Lamb Chops With Pistachio Crust

Ingredients:

4 lamb chops

1 teaspoon mix of Provencal or Italian dried herbs

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup chopped pistachio nuts

1 tbsp  bread crumbs

1 tbsp soft butter

2 tbsp Dijon mustard

5 medium size potatoes, with skin, washed and scrubbed

1 tbsp dried thyme

salt&pepper

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The spring season always brought some lovely fresh ingredients such as asparagus, green peas, strawberries or chicory. Lamb meat belonged to the main spring meat representatives. She altered recipe she found here and a delicious spring dinner option was discovered. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Line a baking sheet on the oven plate. Put whole potatoes with skin to boil with a pinch of salt and caraway seeds for about 20 minutes. Season each lamb chop with Provencal or Italian herbs with a bit of salt and ground black pepper.

Heat a spoon of olive oil in a frying pan over high heat. Place lamb chops on the pan and fry, browning on all sides for about 3 minutes. Transfer lamb onto the baking sheet; set aside.

Stir crumbled pistachios, bread crumbs, butter and a pinch of salt and black pepper in a bowl. Spread mustard on the fat-side of each rack of lamb. Pat pistachio mixture on top of mustard. Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is golden and lamb is pink in the center for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile once the potatoes cooked, slice them up and throw them into the frying pan which you used for sealing the lamb chops. The fat from lamb will give potatoes some flavor. Season with dried thyme, salt and pepper.

Bon Appetit!

Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie

Ingredients:

1/2 banana, cut into circles

3 tbsp yoghurt (soy)

1 tbsp peanut butter

100 ml orange juice

100 ml water

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder

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Another of her smoothie tips, just mix all the ingredients in a blender until smoothie structure achieved. This smoothie is almost like a dessert, a bit more fulfilling than the others and not tot forget, the peanut butter is very caloric, so one spoon should be sufficient.

Bon Appetit!

Turkey Breast Fillet With Roasted Sesame Seeds

Ingredients:

2 turkey breast fillet, skinnless and boned; sliced into circa 2 cm thick pieces

2 small scallions, sliced
Handful fresh baby spinach leaves

4 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce

2 cups of rice

1 tbsp dark roasted sesame seeds

1 tbsp olive oil

salt&pepper

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Another recipe for poultry lovers, this time a version for turkey breast. Slice the breast into stalks about 2 centimeters thick. Heat up the oil on a pan and roast the scallions for a moment. Place the turkey onto the pan and fry the pieces from both sides. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce and sesame seeds with a spoon of lukewarm water, lower the heat and cover the sauce pan with a lid. Stew the meat in the sauce until cooked and soft. Serve on the bed of fresh spinach leaves and with boiled rice.
Bon Appetit!

Papaya Smoothie

Ingredients:

1/2 cup fresh papaya, seeded and peeled, cut into cubes

1/2 banana, cut into circles

1/2 orange, peeled

100 ml mango and guanabana juice

100 ml water

1 tbsp chia seeds

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Another of her smoothie tips, just mix all the ingredients in a blender and voilà, healthy snack is ready.

Bon Appetit!